<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-admission-surpassing-24000-career-points');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMar DeRozan drops ‘humbling’ admission after surpassing 24,000 career points'); 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The Kings put together their most impressive performance of the season, showcasing their true potential.</p><p>The Kings shot 56.7 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from beyond the arc, and 91.7 percent from the free-throw line. Their season-high 140 points served as a reminder of the explosive offense they can unleash when everything clicks.</p><p>Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox each contributed 22 points for Sacramento, while Keegan Murray added 17 and Kevin Huerter chipped in 16 off the bench.</p><p>The Kings held a 10-point lead at halftime and extended it with a 19-4 run in the third quarter, pushing their advantage to 18 points before heading into the final period with a 14-point lead.</p><p>DeRozan and Sacramento never let the Spurs cut the deficit below 14 in the fourth and secured their second win in three games. Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back set.</p><p>Julian Champagnie posted a career-high 30 points to lead San Antonio, which suffered its season-worst third consecutive loss. Stephon Castle contributed 15 points, while Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan each scored 14. Chris Paul added 11 points and 13 assists in the defeat.</p><h2><b>Sacramento coasting in the second half</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-spurs-victor-wembanyama-playing-vs-kings-latest-injury-update">Spurs were missing star center Victor Wembanyama</a>, who sat out his second straight game with a bruised back, and guard Devin Vassell, who was sidelined for right foot injury management. San Antonio also saw Zach Collins ejected just three minutes into the second quarter.</p><p>San Antonio started strong, jumping to a 13-point lead when Paul hit a pull-up jumper with 2:37 remaining in the first quarter. The Kings quickly answered, closing the period with a 14-1 run to tie the game at 33 heading into the second quarter.</p><p>The Kings carried the momentum into the second quarter, extending their lead to 12 when Huerter made a running layup with 5:51 remaining. The Spurs cut the deficit to 59-53 after Mamukelashvili’s 3-pointer at the 3:24 mark, but that was the closest they would come. The Kings held a 69-59 lead at halftime.</p><p>Champagnie topped the scoring with 19 points at halftime, while DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 16 points in the opening half.</p><p>The Spurs cut the lead to three when Castle nailed a 3-pointer with 8:29 remaining in the third quarter. However, that push only energized Sacramento, which extended its advantage to 93-76 with 4:14 left in the quarter as they coasted to their highest point total in the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMar DeRozan drops ‘humbling’ admission after surpassing 24,000 career points

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-admission-after-9-12-start-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeMar DeRozan’s admission after Kings’ 9-12 start to season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeMar-DeRozans-admission-after-Kings-9-12-start-to-season.jpg"></figure><h1>DeMar DeRozan’s admission after Kings’ 9-12 start to season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T15:30:13-08:00">December 2nd, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T15:30:38-08:00">December 2nd, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings made a serious splash in the offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-kings-bulls-spurs-demar-derozan-trade">acquiring DeMar DeRozan in a trade with the Chicago Bulls</a>. However, they haven’t been playing the best basketball early on, sitting at 9-12 so far.</p><p>On Monday, DeRozan <a href="https://x.com/james_hamnba/status/1863708776618229804" rel="noopener">gave his honest take</a> on the Kings’ struggles.</p><p>Via James Ham:</p><p>“I mean, it’s always frustrating when you lose but I think it’s all about how you build character from this and come out of it,” DeRozan said. “Everybody has those rough patches throughout the season at some point and we’re just there, we’ve dealt with injuries early on, you know when we was trying to get a rhythm and everything, it’s just how we come out of this.</p><p>It’s frustrating losing but there’s a lot you can learn from it, there’s a lot of character within that can be built from this that can give you the competitive nature to come out of this even better.”</p><p>Sacramento is currently in 12th place in the Western Conference and has gone just 3-7 in their last 10 games. One of the biggest problems for the Kings is defending the three-pointer, with opponents shooting 38.2% from downtown against them. That was an issue in Sunday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs, who shot 50% from deep. The Kings also blew a 17-point lead in the first quarter.</p><p>With a Big 3 of DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox, and Domantas Sabonis, there’s no way Mike Brown’s squad should be losing this much. But, as DeMar pointed out, this is a learning experience for them.</p><p>Malik Monk who was put in the starting lineup on Sunday, was not happy with how the Kings defended the perimeter:</p><p>“It can’t be unlucky when they f—ing wide open,” Monk said. “Excuse my language, but they just be wide open. We just have too many mental breakdowns, and I feel like we don’t rotate enough when we need to, and that’s why we’re 9-12.”</p><p>DeRozan is averaging 22.9 points, 4.4 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per night. He’s doing his part — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-biggest-disappointment-early-2024-25-season">the Kings just need to play better</a> as a collective unit and really improve their ability to contain the triple.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DeMar DeRozan’s admission after Kings’ 9-12 start to season

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Latest Kings injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T11:15:02-08:00">December 1st, 11:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T11:15:02-08:00">December 1st, 11:15am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-sacramento-trio-stuns-timberwolves-with-epic-franchise-feat-last-done-in-1964">Sacramento Kings host</a> the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-returns-injury-report-back-issue">DeMar DeRozan is on the injury report</a> and listed as probable with a lower back issue. DeRozan hasn’t played in almost a week for the Kings, and that absence occurred on the heels of a different injury absence that sidelined him for additional time. Here’s everything we know about DeMar DeRozan’s injury and his playing status vs the Spurs.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV </i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener"><b><i>(free trial</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2>DeMar DeRozan injury status vs Spurs</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given DeMar DeRozan is probable on <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-01_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">the injury report</a>, the assumption is that he will try to give it a go vs the Spurs. DeRozan has missed five games so far this season for the Kings, including most recently against the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>It should be an exciting matchup between the Kings and Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs. While Wembanyama hasn’t had quite the start to the season that Spurs fans may have been hoping for, he still remains one of the most exciting players in the league and capable of going off for 50+ at any moment.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Kings have dealt with inconsistency so far this year. Sacramento currently sits at 9-11 about a fourth of the way through the campaign, and they haven’t seen the level of synergy they were hoping to between DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox, and Damontas Sabonis. Injury absences have played a key role in that lack of continuity, including to both DeRozan and Sabonis recently.</p><p>Fox meanwhile has had some of the best games of his career thus far this year, including a recent 60-point outburst in a home loss vs the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Overall, the frustration that culminated in last year’s play-in loss vs the New Orleans Pelicans has largely carried over into the new year.</p><p>The Kings and Spurs are slated to get underway at 9:00 PM ET from Sacramento.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is DeMar DeRozan playing vs. Spurs? Latest Kings injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-returns-injury-report-back-issue');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returns to injury report with back issue');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-returns-to-injury-report-with-back-issue.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returns to injury report with back issue</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-27T09:36:11-08:00">November 27th, 9:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-27T14:01:57-08:00">November 27th, 2:01pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DeMar DeRozan has been everything the Sacramento Kings had hoped he would be alongside De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. However, the Kings have struggled early on this season, and DeRozan has been dealing with a back injury.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-returning-3-game-hiatus-back-injury">After recently missing three games with a lower back tightness</a>, DeRozan has once again <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-11-27_11AM.pdf">appeared on the Kings’ injury report</a> with lower back muscle inflammation. In his third game back from injury against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the veteran star experienced discomfort and received electrical stimulation to his back to try and ease the pain.</p><p>While he did finish this game with 30 points on 13-of-21 shooting, DeRozan and the Kings fell 130-109, losing their fourth straight game to fall to 8-10 overall on the season. To make matters worse, DeRozan is once again set to miss time with his back injury, as he is already listed as out for Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>It is also worth mentioning that the Kings will be without secondary big man Trey Lyles against Minnesota due to a right calf strain. Lyles will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks after being diagnosed with a grade 1 calf strain.</p><p>As for DeRozan, no timeframe has been given for his back injury, which signals that it is very possible he will miss more than just Wednesday’s game.</p><p>In a total of 15 games this season, DeRozan has averaged 22.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor. Prior to signing with the Kings, DeRozan had only missed 17 games over the last three seasons with the Chicago Bulls, close to only seven percent of the team’s total games in that three-year span.</p><p>Wednesday night’s game against the Timberwolves will be the fourth game of the season that DeRozan has missed, which equates to 21 percent of the team’s total games thus far.</p><p>This is uncharted territory for DeRozan, as he has always been one of the most durable players in the NBA. He has dealt with hardly any injuries through the years, which is why this nagging back injury is a concern for Sacramento and DeRozan.</p><p>With DeRozan once again out due to his back injury, the Kings will look to Keegan Murray and Malik Monk to pick up the scoring hole left behind. Keon Ellis will likely see his minutes increase, and veteran sharpshooter Doug McDermott could see more time as well.</p><p>After missing just three games last season, DeRozan will miss his fourth game of the night when the Kings look to snap their four-game losing streak in Minnesota.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returns to injury report with back issue

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-returning-3-game-hiatus-back-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returning after 3-game hiatus due to back injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0-DeMar-DeRozan-returning-after-3-game-hiatus-due-to-back-injury-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returning after 3-game hiatus due to back injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T11:41:41-08:00">November 21st, 11:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T19:10:20-08:00">November 21st, 7:10pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-reality-check-future-gilbert-arenas">Sacramento Kings have had an up and down start</a> to the 2024-25 season, currently sitting at 8-7 on the campaign after a recent tough <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-calls-out-refs-major-snark-dyson-daniels-play">loss to the Atlanta Hawks</a>. Sacramento has had a bad case of the injury bug as of late, as DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, and Malik Monk have all missed time, but recently, the team got <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1859667633903419533" rel="noopener">some good news</a> on that front as it pertains to DeRozan.</p><p>“Sources: Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan (back) intends to make his return on Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing last three games,” reported NBA insider Chris Haynes on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>DeRozan has had a strong start to his tenure with the Kings in the games he’s been healthy, currently averaging 22.9 points per game on 52.6 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from beyond the three point arc.</p><p>In DeRozan’s absence, point guard De’Aaron Fox went on an absolute scoring heater, including dropping 60 points on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tight loss last Friday, and then 49 more the very next game against the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Fox also played well against the Hawks but ultimately was unable to get a shot up on the Kings’ final possession with a chance to win the game.</p><p>Sacramento entered this year with perhaps the most expectations they’ve had since the days of Chris Webber, as the team had made two straight postseason appearances and added a legitimate All-Star level talent in DeRozan over the summer, even as teams around them in the Western Conference playoff picture also got demonstrably better.</p><p>While integrating Sabonis, Fox, and DeRozan will understandably take some time, having too much talent is certainly a favorable problem to have.</p><p>In any case, the Kings and Clippers are slated to tip off at 10:30 PM ET Friday evening from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan returning after 3-game hiatus due to back injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-demar-derozan-malik-monk-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Domantas-Sabonis-DeMar-DeRozan-Malik-Monk-on-verge-of-injury-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T11:54:05-08:00">November 19th, 11:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T11:54:05-08:00">November 19th, 11:54am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings currently find themselves 8-7 on the season and in the middle of the pack when it comes to other teams fighting for positioning in the Western Conference standings. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-follows-60-point-game-another-historic-explosion">De’Aaron Fox has been on an offensive tear as of late</a>, but this team’s full potential has been hampered by injury concerns that have forced Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, and Malik Monk to miss time.</p><p>Whereas DeRozan has missed the team’s last three games with what is being labeled as lower back tightness, Sabonis has been sidelined for just the last two games with a lower back injury as well. Monk has missed the most time, as he’s been out five straight games with a moderate right ankle sprain he suffered against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 7 in Phoenix.</p><p>With Fox looking to get some help in order to ensure the success of this organization, it appears as if his prayers have been answered. Monk, who is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-25-nba-media-poll-full-picks-mvp-rookie-of-the-year-nba-finals-more">favorite for Sixth Man of the Year</a>, has been <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42474578/kings-monk-derozan-sabonis-cleared-court-work">cleared for individual on-court workouts</a> and will be reevaluated by the team’s medical staff in the coming days before returning to the court, according to Kendra Andrews of ESPN.</p><p>Both DeRozan and Sabonis have also been cleared to resume individual on-court activities, making the two All-Stars day-to-day and potentially able to return in the team’s next game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.</p><p>After losing by one point to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, the Kings have several days of rest before their matchup in Los Angeles. This gives Monk, DeRozan, and Sabonis plenty of time to potentially make their returns.</p><p>With this said, Kings head coach Mike Brown has made it clear that the <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article295768549.html" rel="noopener">team isn’t going to rush</a> any of their injured players back and instead focus on getting them to 100 percent over anything else.</p><p>“Obviously, we want our guys to be healthy,” head coach Mike Brown told reporters ahead of the team’s loss on Monday, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. “Our medical team is going to keep doing what they’re doing, our guys are going to keep doing what they’re doing to get better, and when they come back, it will be great. Otherwise, we’ve got to have next man up tonight, embrace the small things and details, and try to get a win.”</p><p>It is clear to see why the Kings would struggle without Monk, DeRozan, and Sabonis, as these are three of their top five scoring options. DeRozan has been the most impactful scorer in Sacramento next to Fox, as the veteran has averaged 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor.</p><p>Despite the Kings lacking offensive production in recent games, Fox has really stepped up and answered the call. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-historic-60-loss-timberwolves">Fox scored a career-high 60 points</a> in a 130-126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, followed up by a 49-point performance in a four-point win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.</p><p>Only Fox and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant have scored at least 109 points over a two-night span over the last 50 years. Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in league history to achieve such a feat, as he did so 15 times in his career. To keep things short, Wilt was simply unreal and put up video game-like numbers every time he took the court.</p><p>The Kings will provide clearer injury updates and timeframes for the potential returns of DeRozan, Sabonis, and Fox ahead of Friday night’s game against the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/is-kings-demar-derozan-playing-vs-timberwolves-latest-nba-cup-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan to miss NBA Cup game vs. Timberwolves with back injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kings-news-Is-DeMar-DeRozan-playing-vs.-Timberwolves-Latest-NBA-Cup-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan to miss NBA Cup game vs. Timberwolves with back injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T08:32:47-08:00">November 15th, 8:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T13:59:50-08:00">November 15th, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many teams will be kicking off their NBA Cup group stage games on Friday night, one of which is the Sacramento Kings. With De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis, the Kings were already one of the better offensive teams in the league. Now that they have added DeMar DeRozan, Mike Brown’s team is even tougher to stop, especially late in games. Unfortunately, Sacramento took a hit when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-out-two-weeks-ankle-injury">Malik Monk suffered a sprained ankle</a>, and now DeRozan finds himself on the injury report.</p><p>DeRozan, who has been the team’s second-leading scorer behind Fox, is vital to this organization’s success. Against the Timberwolves with Anthony Edwards, it is vital that the Kings have enough offensive firepower in order to get off to a 1-0 start in the NBA Cup. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-exits-suns-concerning-back-injury">suffering a back injury in the team’s previous game</a> against the Phoenix Suns, it is unclear if the veteran wing is going to be available. This injury concern has sparked the question: Is DeMar DeRozan playing against the Timberwolves?</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan’s injury status vs. Timberwolves</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kings-forward-DeMar-DeRozan-10-controls-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On Friday morning, the Kings listed DeRozan as doubtful to play on the injury report with what was being called lower back tightness. Prior to pregame warmups, the <a href="https://x.com/WolvesRadio/status/1857542191889133947" rel="noopener">team has ruled DeRozan out</a>, according to Alan Horton of the Timberwolves Radio Network.</p><p>In their previous game against the Suns, DeRozan played 17 minutes in the first half, scoring just two points on 1-of-2 shooting from the floor. Although he did find other ways to get involved with five rebounds and three assists, DeRozan looked stiff and just off his game throughout the first and second quarters.</p><p>Once the halftime whistle blew and the teams went to their locker rooms, the Kings announced that DeRozan was dealing with back tightness and that he would not be returning to this contest. Luckily for the Kings, Fox led the way with 29 points to give the team a 127-104 victory, their second win over the Suns in the last three games.</p><p>While there is not a whole lot of concern in Sacramento regarding DeRozan’s injury, he will miss his first game since joining the Kings when they take on the Timberwolves. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-hopeful-nba-cup-injury-update">He did receive treatment for his back tightness</a> on Thursday, and the team is optimistic that this will not be a prolonged injury.</p><p>With DeRozan set to miss Friday’s game, Keegan Murray will once again assume the duties of being a go-to scoring option next to Fox and Sabonis. Murray has been up and down as of late, averaging just 13.0 points per game while shooting 30.0 percent from three-point range. At the same time, he has been a more aggressive rebounder, as the young forward has recorded double-digit rebounds in three of his last five games.</p><p>Alongside Murray, Kevin Huerter, Trey Lyles, and Doug McDermott could all see their respective roles increase with DeRozan being ruled out against the Timberwolves.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of if DeRozan is going to be playing in Friday night’s game, the Kings’ star will have to watch his team fight for their first NBA Cup win of the season from the sidelines.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan to miss NBA Cup game vs. Timberwolves with back injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-hopeful-nba-cup-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan gets hopeful NBA Cup injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-gets-hopeful-NBA-Cup-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan gets hopeful NBA Cup injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T08:15:58-08:00">November 14th, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-14T08:15:58-08:00">November 14th, 8:15am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Through the early portion of the 2024-25 NBA season, the Sacramento Kings have yet to separate themselves from the middle of the pack in the Western Conference. At the same time, the high-powered trio of De’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan, and Domantas Sabonis continue to learn from one another, making the Kings an awfully hard team to stop on offense late in games. Another chance to prove themselves came on Wednesday night when the Phoenix Suns, whom the Kings recently defeated on the road by nine points in overtime, traveled to Sacramento for their second matchup of the season.</p><p>Once again, it was the Kings who came out victorious against Phoenix, scoring 127 total points for the second time against them this season. However, concern overtook Golden 1 Center in Sacramento when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-exits-suns-concerning-back-injury">DeRozan left the game early with a back injury</a>. The Kings’ forward looked stiff early on, and after playing 17 minutes in the first half, DeRozan did not come back out of the locker room at halftime with what the team was labeling as lower back tightness.</p><p>The good news is that the Kings will not play on Thursday, and they have a full day to rest before their NBA Cup opener against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The bad news is that DeRozan’s injury has left his status up in the air for the Kings’ first NBA Cup game this season.</p><p>Despite leaving Wednesday night’s game early with his back tightness, DeRozan is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42379461/kings-demar-derozan-exits-early-back-tightness" rel="noopener">set to receive treatment</a> over the next two days with the hope that he will be available for Friday’s matchup with Minnesota, according to Kendra Andrews of ESPN. Kings head coach Mike Brown told reporters after Wednesday’s win that he had not spoken with the All-Star and did not know the severity of his back injury.</p><p>Immediately following the game, DeRozan left the arena without speaking to the media.</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan’s impact with Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Throughout his entire career, DeRozan has always been known for his ability to score from anywhere on the floor, especially late in games. Just last season with the Chicago Bulls, he finished the year ranking second in total points scored in clutch time, which is defined by the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points.</p><p>So far this season, the veteran’s success late in games has translated over perfectly alongside Fox and Sabonis. Once again, DeRozan <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/clutch-traditional?PerMode=Totals&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=PTS" rel="noopener">ranks second in clutch-time scoring</a> with 36 total points scored, trailing only Denver Nuggets MVP Nikola Jokic by two points.</p><p>Overall, DeRozan is averaging 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 40.0 percent from three-point range in 12 contests with Sacramento.</p><p>It is worth noting that the Kings are already without sixth man Malik Monk due to a sprained ankle. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-out-two-weeks-ankle-injury">Monk will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks</a> as he recovers from this injury.</p><p>At this moment, there is no clarity on whether DeRozan will miss his first game of the season when the Kings begin NBA Cup play on Friday. DeRozan, who has only missed 44 regular-season games his entire career, has always been known for suiting up regardless if he is 100 percent or not. It is yet to be determined if this back tightness that he is dealing with will force Sacramento to be shorthanded in their tournament game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan gets hopeful NBA Cup injury update

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-makes-nba-history-with-stat-line-vs-raptors">Sacramento Kings will have to hold off the Phoenix Suns</a> on Wednesday night without one of their stars. DeMar DeRozan left the game due to lower back tightness and <a href="https://x.com/SeanCunningham/status/1856915116932936128" rel="noopener">will not return</a>, according to Sean Cunningham of FOX 40.</p><p>The Kings will certainly miss DeRozan down the stretch of this one, as the former Chicago Bulls star has become one of the most reliable late-game scorers in basketball. The Suns will be well aware of that after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-deaaron-fox-83-3-miracle-comeback-win-suns">DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox went crazy in the fourth quarter</a> to knock off the Suns in Phoenix on Sunday.</p><p>DeRozan wasn’t super involved in this one offensively before exiting after 17 minutes of action. He only took two shots from the floor, making one of them and scoring just two points. However, he was stuffing the stat sheet in other areas with five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.</p><p>The Kings will miss DeRozan’s mid-range prowess, especially when the game slows down at the end. Now, it will be up to Fox and Domantas Sabonis to get it done for the Kings down the stretch.</p><p>DeRozan put up excellent stats in the win over the Suns just a few nights ago., In that game, he scored 34 points on 14-for-25 shooting while making tough shot after tough shot in the closing minutes. Fox also added 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the win.</p><p>It’s currently unclear whether DeRozan will have to miss additional time due to this injury, but the Kings will sorely miss him if he does. He is currently the Kings’ leading scorer in his first season with the team and is off to a spectacular start in 2024-25. Entering Wednesday, DeRozan was averaging 24.8 points per game to lead the team, and was shooting 52.6% from the field despite his jumper-heavy shot diet.</p><p>The Kings are one of the few teams to have three players averaging 20 or more points per game, so losing one of those pieces would be a major blow to the offense. Mike Brown and company are hoping that this injury is nothing serious and that DeRozan will be back on the floor soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan exits vs. Suns with concerning back injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-demar-derozan-deaaron-fox-83-3-miracle-comeback-win-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox pull off 83.3% miracle in comeback win over Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-DeAaron-Fox-pull-off-83.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox pull off 83.3% miracle in comeback win over Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T09:37:06-08:00">November 11th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T09:37:39-08:00">November 11th, 9:37am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a 107-98 loss at home to the Los Angeles Clippers last Friday, the Sacramento Kings got back to their winning ways on Sunday. Powered by the heroics of DeMar DeRozan and De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento managed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-vs-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-11-11-2024">eke out a 127-118 win via overtime</a> over the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center.</p><p>The Kings trailed Phoenix for most of the fourth quarter and only tasted a lead in the period when Keegan Murray made a tip-in with just four seconds remaining in regulation to give Sacramento a one-point advantage. However, that lead did not last long, with Devin Booker making a free-throw to tie the game after Murray fouled him.</p><p>But if if weren’t for the timely performances in the fourth quarter by DeRozan and Fox, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-mvp-campaign-dampered-calf-injury">Kings likely would have suffered a loss against the Kevin Durant-less Suns</a>. DeRozan went 6-for-7 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter for 16 points while Fox had four points on 2-for-3 shooting in the final period. They did not stop there. DeRozan added eight points in overtime by going 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.</p><p>Fox, meanwhile, went 4-for-5 from the field for eight points as well in OT. Combined, DeRozan and Fox erupted for 36 of the Kings’ 48 points in the fourth quarter and overtime while <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1855824517932667354" rel="noopener">burying 15-of-18 field goal attempts (83.3%)</a> in that span, as noted too by Matt George of ABC10.</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan continues to shine in the clutch for the Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sacramento-Kings-guard-DeAaron-Fox-5-reacts-after-guard-forward-DeMar-DeRozan-10-scores.jpg"><figcaption>Allan Henry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeRozan finished the contest with 34 points while Fox had 21. Also worth mentioning was the performance of Domantas Sabonis, who put together a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds to go with five assists.</p><p>A DeRozan-infused Kings appears to be a problem for Sacramento’s rivals, as he’s been fitting in nicely in his new professional environment. After a 0-2 start to the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Kings have gone 6-2. They have also won three of their last four games. So far in his first season with the Kings, the 35-year-old DeRozan is putting up 25.2 points through 10 games while connecting on 52.5 percent of his attempts. As further exemplified in the Suns game, DeRozan is also proving himself to be just what Sacramento needs in the clutch.</p><p>Hopefully for the Kings, DeRozan and Fox will continue to be on fire this Monday night when they pay the San Antonio Spurs a visit at the Frost Bank Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox pull off 83.3% miracle in comeback win over Suns

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The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan was one of the biggest stars to play for the Toronto Raptors during his time with the team from 2009 to 2018. However, Canada native and rapper Drake has been caught in a feud with the star forward, and former Raptors teammate and NBA-All Star Fred VanVleet put his word in on the matter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/complete-demar-derozan-drake-beef-timeline-history-seriousness">DeRozan’s beef with Drake</a> was further brought to light when the rapper was asked about the former Raptors forward having his jersey retired.</p><p>“If you ever put a DeRozan banner up, I’ll go up there and pull it down myself,” Drake stated.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-demar-derozan-posts-ig-story-after-drake-back-and-forth">DeRozan gave a simple response</a> to Drake:</p><p>“He’s going to have a long way to climb to take it down, so tell him good luck,” the star forward said.</p><p>Fred VanVleet, who spent two years as DeMar DeRozan’s Raptors teammate, <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/raptors/former-toronto-raptors-guard-fred-vanvleet-weighs-in-on-drake-and-demar-derozan-feud" rel="noopener">is not happy</a> about the feud.</p><p>“I hate to see it, man,” VanVleet said on an episode of The Draymond Green Show. “Obviously DeMar is someone that I’ve gone close to, someone like a big brother to me. Drake, I consider a friend and someone that I’ve got a lot of love and respect for. So I hate to see it between those two.”</p><p>“Obviously they’ve got their own personal relationship and that went however it went and went a lot of different ways. So I hope they figure out,” VanVleet added. “I hope nothing crazy, nothing serious. I just hope everyone can figure it out. Yeah, I don’t like to see it.”</p><p>DeRozan and Drake’s relationship seemingly goes back beyond the Raptors jersey retirement dispute. But DeRozan does not seem to be taking the back and forth too seriously. He is focused on continuing his strong first year with the Kings.</p><p>Through his first eight games with Sacramento, DeRozan averages 25.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.9 steals on a 38.1 three-point shooting clip.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former NBA, Raptors All-Star gets 100% real about DeMar DeRozan-Drake feud

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/complete-demar-derozan-drake-beef-timeline-history-seriousness');   ga('set', 'title', 'Complete DeMar DeRozan-Drake beef timeline, history, seriousness');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Complete-DeMar-DeRozan-Drake-beef-timeline-history.jpeg"></figure><h1>Complete DeMar DeRozan-Drake beef timeline, history, seriousness</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-07T11:47:07-08:00">November 7th, 11:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-07T11:47:27-08:00">November 7th, 11:47am</time><address><a>Josh Silverstein</a>Josh Silverstein writes for The Association and writes, edits, and produces content for the video team as well. He's a writer for television/film/new media/stage/print and probably a few other mediums he's forgetting. He is also a wearer of many Mediums for those looking to buy him a shirt.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For those who thought the DeMar DeRozan-Drake beef began and ended with DeMar DeRozan appearing in Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us music video and live LA concert performance earlier this year, think again. The feud between the rap mogul and NBA superstar is actually one of the more complex, intriguing celebrity standoffs in recent memory with surprisingly deep roots.</p><p>Fuel was infamously added to the fire last week when Drake appeared briefly on the Toronto broadcast of the Sacramento Kings-Toronto Raptors game, during which Raptors’ legend Vince Carter was having his jersey number retired. Drake was asked about the prospect of DeMar DeRozan having his own Toronto jersey retired one day, and Drake replied, “If you ever put a DeRozan banner up, I’ll go up there and pull it down myself.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“If you ever put a DeRozan banner up ill go up there and pull it down myself….shout out to Kyle”. Drake, salty at DeMar DeRozan who was in the Not Like Us video with Kendrick Lamar. Damn. <a href="https://t.co/KUN3ViL9E9">pic.twitter.com/KUN3ViL9E9</a></p><p>— Faizal Khamisa (@FaizalKhamisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaizalKhamisa/status/1852894962699960710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>DeRozan, who rose to fame and stardom in the NBA playing for the Toronto Raptors for nine seasons from 2009 to 2018 and was known to be friends with Drake during that time, had a pretty good burn in response. When told of Drake’s comments after the game, DeRozan responded, “He’s going to have a long way to climb to take it down, so tell him good luck.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Video of DeMar DeRozan postgame reacting to Drake’s comments of ripping down his banner “he’s going to have a long way to climb to take it down…tell him good luck”.</p><p>Damn. <a href="https://t.co/ep8W3sDJEW">pic.twitter.com/ep8W3sDJEW</a></p><p>— Faizal Khamisa (@FaizalKhamisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaizalKhamisa/status/1852912676478865473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2>Are they even serious?</h2><p>Before delving any deeper into this feud, remember that beefs make for good entertainment, and the NBA and professional sports in general are meant above all to entertain an audience — so it’s hard to take anything said in this beef very seriously.</p><p>Just listen to Drake’s inciting comment on the broadcast and it’s hard to even tell whether he meant the comment seriously — plus the other announcers immediately start laughing after it’s uttered.</p><p>Ditto for how DeRozan delivered his comments during his postgame press conference. He almost came off as a stand-up comic, exiting stage right over reporters’ chuckles — all that’s missing is for DeRozan to have said something like “Good night, everybody! Be sure to tip your waiters!”</p><p>Consider too what DeRozan posted to his Instagram Story after the incident, <a href="https://x.com/ComplexMusic/status/1853176651992965567" rel="noopener">as captured by</a> Complex Music on X/Twitter. A comedic clip from the 1995 classic stoner film Friday, in which Chris Tucker’s Smokey character talks a big game of having “mind control” powers and not being intimidated by their South Central neighborhood bully, Deebo.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeMar DeRozan’s IG story after the situation with Drake last night<a href="https://t.co/jSyEDPfJEf">pic.twitter.com/jSyEDPfJEf</a></p><p>— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexMusic/status/1853176651992965567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Deebo is almost certainly a stand-in for Drake, but it’s not exactly the most intimidating villain comparison to draw (although Drake does have a slightly better ride than Deebo’s bicycle).</p><h2>How Will Ferrell figures in</h2><p>One other comedic clip that keeps getting brought up online in this beef is the sketch involving Will Ferrell, Drake and DeMar DeRozen from the 2017 NBA Awards.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>In that parody, Drake and Will Ferrell famously play Handshake Coaches to a skeptical NBA team, fronted by DeMar DeRozan. Drake delivers zinger after zinger at DeRozan’s expense, with lines poking fun at his name like “<i>DeMar</i> I say it, <i>DeLess</i> I like it.”</p><p>DeRozan plays the insulted straight man to perfection in the sketch, but is it possible there was actually some truth in the characterization of Drake as an arrogant patronizer who takes his teasing too far?</p><p>That’s probably a stretch, but the version of Drake that Drake’s playing in that sketch sure feels a bit like Deebo from the Friday clip. And going back to Friday, it does feel rather telling that DeRozan used a clip from a movie about childhood friends from South Central Los Angeles to clap back at Drake.</p><p>After all, DeRozan’s initial explanation for why he appeared in Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us music video went back to the two having local roots together, as both are from Compton.</p><p>DeRozan claimed to still be friends with Drake even after appearing in Lamar’s video, he just felt a hometown loyalty to Kendrick.</p><p>Clearly, Drake felt it was more of a betrayal than that, but just how serious of one remains to be seen.</p><h2>How Fear of Missing Out is to blame</h2><p>It’s possible too that DeRozan had a bit of FOMO while watching the Raptors finally break through the Eastern Conference in the first year after he left, and seeing Drake celebrate the Raptors’ first championship with new (albeit short-lived) Toronto bestie Kawhi Leonard at the helm.</p><p>Teaming up with Kendrick Lamar this summer may have been DeRozan’s chance to give Drake a taste of that FOMO.</p><p>Bottom line, this beef goes all the way back to when and where these guys were born, and has a lot more to do with their hometown loyalty than anything else. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-demar-derozan-posts-ig-story-after-drake-back-and-forth">DeMar DeRozan</a> felt a loyalty to his hometown South LA neighbor Kendrick Lamar. Similarly, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-fiery-response-drake-harsh-message">Drake</a> as a Canadian is always going to be loyal to his team, the Toronto Raptors, more than the rotating cast of players on that squad. They may both protest that they’re not like the other, but DeMar DeRozan and Drake actually have more in common than they know.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Complete DeMar DeRozan-Drake beef timeline, history, seriousness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-lou-williams-backs-demar-derozan-in-beef-vs-selfish-drake');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lou-Williams-backs-DeMar-DeRozan-in-beef-vs.-selfish-Drake.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T04:57:28-08:00">November 5th, 4:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T04:57:28-08:00">November 5th, 4:57am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Toronto Raptors star Lou Williams defended DeMar DeRozan amid a public dispute involving the rapper Drake. Williams, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for Toronto in 2015, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@runitbackfdtv/video/7433472931897806126?_r=1&amp;_t=8r8GJRXVtr0" rel="noopener">voiced support</a> for DeRozan on a recent episode of Fanduel TV’s “Run it Back,” where he labeled Drake’s stance as “selfish.”</p><p>The feud erupted after Drake suggested he would remove any banner the Raptors organization might raise in honor of DeRozan, much like the franchise recently did for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-vince-carter-demar-derozan-moment-before-jersey-retirement-pure-gold">Vince Carter during their 131-128 victory over the Sacramento Kings</a>. Drake’s comments reportedly stemmed from DeRozan’s perceived alignment with rapper Kendrick Lamar, a longtime rival of Drake. Drake, who has served as the Raptors’ global ambassador since 2013, previously had a close relationship with DeRozan, even referring to him as a “brother” in a 2018 Instagram post following DeRozan’s trade to the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>“If I’m gonna speak candidly, I thought that was selfish of Drake,” Williams said on the show.</p><p>He elaborated, stating that Drake, along with the entire country of Canada and the city of Toronto, is well aware of DeRozan’s significant contributions to both the Raptors and the community.</p><p>“It goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Drake. It goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Kendrick Lamar,” Williams continued. “So, for Drake to say if you put up a banner and I’ll personally pull it down is like… is it just about you or is it about the Toronto Raptors?”</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan’s Raptors legacy sparks jersey retirement debate amid Drake feud</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-10-checks-his-jersey-during-a-break-in-the-action-against-the-Washington-Wizards.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeRozan, who spent nine seasons in Toronto, left an indelible mark on the Raptors franchise. He led the team to its first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in the 2015-16 season, where they ultimately fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his last season with the Raptors in 2017-18, DeRozan helped the team secure a franchise-record 59 wins before being traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-demar-derozan-keeps-door-open-potential-return">Spurs in a blockbuster deal that brought Kawhi Leonard</a> to Toronto. That trade ultimately helped the Raptors capture their first NBA championship in 2019.</p><p>During his tenure, DeRozan amassed 13,296 points, making him the Raptors’ all-time leading scorer. He also earned four All-Star selections and two All-NBA honors, solidifying his legacy in Toronto. Many fans and analysts have since advocated for the Raptors to retire DeRozan’s jersey in acknowledgment of his contributions to the team’s growth and success.</p><p>Drake’s comments have sparked mixed reactions from fans and basketball figures like Lou Williams, arguing that DeMar DeRozan’s contributions to the Raptors go beyond personal relationships. For Williams, the impact DeRozan had on the Raptors and Canadian basketball culture outweighs any personal issues between him and Drake, making a potential jersey retirement a fitting tribute.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-demar-derozan-posts-ig-story-after-drake-back-and-forth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ DeMar DeRozan posts IG Story after Drake back-and-forth');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-posts-IG-Story-after-Drake-back-and-forth.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ DeMar DeRozan posts IG Story after Drake back-and-forth</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-04T07:47:35-08:00">November 4th, 7:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-04T07:52:32-08:00">November 4th, 7:52am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears that a new beef has formed between Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan and Drake.</p><p>Following DeRozan’s reunion at Scotiabank Arena when the Kings and Toronto Raptors met up for an early-season clash, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-fiery-response-drake-harsh-message">DeRozan responded to Drake’s statement</a> he made during the November 2 broadcast <a href="https://x.com/ComplexMusic/status/1853176651992965567" rel="noopener">with a hilarious Instagram post</a> on Sunday, via Complex Music on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>On the same night that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-vince-carter-demar-derozan-moment-before-jersey-retirement-pure-gold">the Raptors were honoring Vince Carter</a> by retiring his No. 15 jersey, Drake <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/drake-threatens-to-pull-down-former-raptor-demar-derozans-jersey-if-its-ever-retired/" rel="noopener">didn’t hold back</a> on how he’d feel if the franchise ever did the same with their former star in DeRozan.</p><p>“If you ever put a DeRozan banner up, I’ll go up there and pull it down myself,” Drake said.</p><p>DeRozan, who recorded a game-high 33 points in the Kings’ overtime loss, received word of Drake’s comment and responded with some brash ones of his own toward the renowned Toronto rapper.</p><p>“He’s going to have a long way to climb to take it down, so tell him good luck,” DeRozan said.</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan fires back at Drake’s Raptors comments</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeRozan’s first season in Sacramento has been a major success thus far. He’s averaging 25.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists on 52.5 percent shooting. During his Raptors’ tenure from 2009 to 2018, he served as the franchise’s primary weapon, making four NBA All-Star games and became Toronto’s all-time leading scorer. That said, the Raptors moved on from him for Kawhi Leonard, who guided them on a historic run to an NBA Championship in 2019.</p><p>The Raptors haven’t made it clear to this point whether or not they would ever retire his jersey, as it’s still too early to tell. He’s played for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, and he just signed to the Kings for three years.</p><p>Drake certainly hasn’t gotten over DeRozan’s appearance in rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against him this past year. It will be interesting to see how it impacts their previous friendship before this public incident, and the ultimate perception on DeRozan’s career with the Raptors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ DeMar DeRozan posts IG Story after Drake back-and-forth

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-vince-carter-demar-derozan-moment-before-jersey-retirement-pure-gold');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vince Carter-DeMar DeRozan moment before Raptors jersey retirement is pure gold');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/THUMB-08_47014e.jpg"></figure><h1>Vince Carter-DeMar DeRozan moment before Raptors jersey retirement is pure gold</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-03T09:08:43-08:00">November 3rd, 9:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-03T09:08:43-08:00">November 3rd, 9:08am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals in a return to Canada against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Some day down the line, DeRozan will have his jersey lifted into the rafters of the arena he played in for nine seasons. But as for who the first former Raptor to earn this honor was going to be, there was little dispute that it should belong to 22-year NBA veteran and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-crying-vince-carter-ends-hall-of-fame-speech-perfect-statement">recent inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Vince Carter</a>.</p><p>On Saturday night, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-why-vince-cartertears-jersey-retirement">Raptors used the halftime break to honor Vince Carter</a>, the man who was once known by the nickname “Air Canada.” Carter’s relationship with Raptors fans was sour for many years after he forced his way out of Toronto in 2005. But as the saying goes, time heals all wounds, and fans in The North were eager to welcome him home.</p><p>Before tip, DeMar DeRozan was eager to pay his respects to Vince Carter as well, as the two Raptors icons shared a moment courtside.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeMar DeRozan daps up Vince Carter ahead of his jersey retirement ceremony 🔥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/fX7AtpFK4G">pic.twitter.com/fX7AtpFK4G</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1852861068114325604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Before the game, <a href="https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/vince-carters-no-15-jersey-retired-by-raptors-as-crowd-roars" rel="noopener">DeMar DeRozan spoke with the media</a> about Vince Carter’s “deserving” jersey retirement.</p><p>“He’s deserving. It’s full circle, he’s deserving and he needs all the love and appreciation because he changed the game for Canada basketball for sure,” DeRozan said, per Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun.</p><h2><b>Raptors legend Vince Carter ‘put Toronto on the map’ </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMAGN-05_ba6d46.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeMar DeRozan may be the Toronto Raptors’ all-time leading scorer, and Kawhi Leonard may have been the best player on the only Raptors team to win an NBA Title, and Kyle Lowry may be the franchise’s winningest player, but nobody has reached legend status in Toronto like Vince Carter.</p><p>At his apex, Vince Carter may have been the most popular basketball player alive, having put on arguably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-vince-carter-admits-scrapping-original-dunks-legendary-2000-slam-dunk-contest">the greatest NBA Slam Dunk Contest performance ever</a> in 2000 and taken the Raptors to within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals a little over a year later. Raptors team president Masai Urjiri summed it up best on Saturday night.</p><p>“He is a legend, he is an icon, he is Half Man Half Amazing,” Ujiri said. “He helped put Toronto on the map. He taught us how to fly. And those of us who don’t know how to fly, he taught us how to dream how to fly.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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